PRESS WEATHER NO. 188 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:02 HKT ON 26.08.2026
AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 PER
CENT.
VIOLENT GUSTS REACHING 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:
THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:30 P.M. TODAY. SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:
KING'S PARK 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 27 DEGREES;
TAI PO 29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 27 DEGREES;
TSING YI 29 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 30 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 29 DEGREES;
STANLEY 27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 27 DEGREES.
BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND LANTAU. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 39 MM;
TUEN MUN 0 TO 1 MM.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:02 HKT ON 26.08.2026
